Re: How to freeze the balls off a brass monkey


"martin griffith" <martingriffith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Britain is facing a cold spell, and possible gas shortages so "freeze
> the balls off a brass monkey" is a commonly used phrase.
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> Apparently this is where the phrase originated
> http://www2.gol.com/users/coynerhm/cold_enough_to_freeze_the_balls_.htm
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> martin

Wrong, they didn't have internet in those days so there is no way the phrase
could have originated from that link.

DNA



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